05
Mar
Clifford D. May: Are We Too Fair-minded to Take Our Own Side?
By Clifford D. May
In the 20th century, a war was waged against the Jews of Europe. It culminated in the Holocaust. In the 21st century,...
05
Mar
From The Editor
By Nadine Epstein
Welcome to our Messiah Issue!
The specter of a messiah is alive and well in the 21st century. We may not think of it...
05
Mar
Fiction // Infections
This story is the second-place winner of the 2010 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Founded in 2000, the contest was created to recognize authors...
05
Mar
Messiah Mania: A Short History of Four Jews and Their Legacies
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By
Joan Alpert
Jesus
Simon Bar Kokhba
Shabbtai Tzvi
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
No one can verify the exact number, but to date, Judaism has rejected at least 24 Jews claiming to...
05
Mar
What Does the Concept of the Messiah Mean Today?
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Moment
Amos Oz
I’m a secular Jew. I am in dire need of sober political leadership, not of a messiah. But let me tell you this. In...
05
Mar
Recovering Messiah
By Nadine Epstein
If ever there was a tale of comic resurrection, it belongs to Marc Maron. The 48-year-old comedian’s climb back from drugs, drinking and...
29
Feb
99 Problems But a Bar Mitzvah Ain't One
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By
Sala Levin
Jews have a semi-long and semi-illustrious history in rap music (Beastie Boys: yes; Mac Miller: no; Drake: the jury's still out). Even Jay-Z's given Jews...
28
Feb
The Messiah (Issue) is Coming!
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The wait for our Messiah issue is almost over! The March/April Moment is coming off the presses now, but here's a sneak peek at the cover...
27
Feb
The Age-Old New-Age Approach to Judaism
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by Kelley Kidd
This morning, I woke up feeling extremely grumpy. Too little sleep the night before combined with looming stress put me in a supremely...
24
Feb
Election News Roundup
By Monika Wysocki
Here's a look at a few religion and politics highlights from this week...
The newest front-runner in the wildly unpredictable GOP primary, former Senator...
21
Feb
Join Moment for a Discussion of Jewish and Journalistic Oppression in Iran
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Our November/December 2011 issue featured a photo-essay filled with the never-before-published photographs of Hasan Sarbakhshian, an Associated Press photographer whose work documenting Iran's Jewish community...
17
Feb
From Challah to Cornbread: Jewish Identity in the South
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by Kelley Kidd
Sometimes, when I pray in Hebrew, it feels like cheating. I do not speak Hebrew, beyond my ability to clumsily stumble over a...